The role of the “intellectual” or philosopher in public affairs | Ancient and Medieval Political Theory | Florida International University, Modesto A. Maidique Campus
For this paper, I would like you to reflect on the role of the “intellectual” or philosopher in public affairs. As we saw in the Euthyphro, the Apology of Socrates, the Crito, and The Republic, Plato urges us to consider how the general public often does not appreciate the value of philosophy. While in Aristophanes’ Clouds, we see a dismissive attitude to the veneration […]